According to surveys, about 80 per cent of New Year’s resolutions fail by the second week of February. So how do the 20 per cent who succeed stick to them?

One afternoon not long ago, Steve Wise, a Lawyers Financial Advisor in Southwestern Ontario, got a call from his client, an established lawyer in Windsor, who had just been diagnosed with lung cancer. It came as a complete shock.

Thinking about taxes can feel like a low priority in a year when so many people were forced to deal with the fallout of an economy in flux. It’s hard to imagine anyone whose life and finances were not disrupted this year. 

A strong and recognized personal brand can help you cultivate business for your firm or stand out among a crowd of corporate lawyers.

Less than half of Canadians have pension coverage and most of those are defined contribution pensions, which are subject to the whims of the market. The numbers for law firms are even bleaker — most have no pension arrangement at all. 

There’s a text message that no lawyer or office manager wants to receive. The one that came to Cecile’s personal phone at 7:00 a.m. said simply,

There’s little doubt that a robust employee benefits plan is essential when recruiting top talent to small and mid-sized law firms.

In some cases, it’s easy to go online, answer a few questions, and find the best deal on insurance within minutes. This is particularly true of home and auto insurance where policies tend to have a lot of similarities.